How to be happy: a memoir of love, sex and teenage confusion
Authored book
| Book Title | How to be happy: a memoir of love, sex and teenage confusion |
|---|---|
| Book Category | Authored book |
| ERA Publisher ID | 3429 |
| Authors | |
| Author | Burton, David |
| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Text Publishing Company |
| Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
| ISBN | 9781925240344 |
| 9781922253156 | |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/how-to-be-happy |
| Abstract | A funny, sad and serious memoir, How to Be Happy is David Burton’s story of his turbulent life at high school and beyond. Feeling out of place and convinced that he is not normal, David has a rocky start. He longs to have a girlfriend, but his first ‘date’ is a disaster. There’s the catastrophe of the school swimming carnival—David is not sporty—and friendships that take devastating turns. Then he finds some solace in drama classes with the creation of ‘Crazy Dave’, and he builds a life where everything is fine. But everything is not fine. And, at the centre of it all, trying desperately to work it all out, is the real David. How to Be Happy tackles depression, friendship, sexual identity, suicide, academic pressure, love and adolescent confusion. It’s a brave and honest account of one young man’s search for a happy, true and meaningful life that will resonate with readers young and old. |
| Keywords | depression in adolescence; adolescence; happiness |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470531. Young adult literature |
| Byline Affiliations | No affiliation |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q64w6/how-to-be-happy-a-memoir-of-love-sex-and-teenage-confusion
74
total views7
total downloads3
views this month0
downloads this month